The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to approve a United Arab Emirates-sponsored resolution demanding a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war.A vote on the resolution was previously scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, but was delayed to try to avoid another veto by the United States. The resolution passed Friday, in…

The widow of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi has been granted political asylum in the U.S., according to reports. Hanan Elatr feared for her safety and came to the U.S. in August 2020, when she applied for asylum following the death of her husband two years earlier. Khashoggi, an…

A prolific child serial killer sentenced in England, hundreds of dead bodies recovered from a Christian cult in Kenya, and a violent takedown of El Chapo’s son in Mexico were among some of the most notable crime stories from around the world this year.Four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico by…

An accident in a coal mine in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province left 12 people dead and 13 injured, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday.The coal workers were in a mining cart underground that ran off the tracks, according to state media reports.OVER 100 DEAD, MANY MORE INJURED IN CHINA’S DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKE…

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has released images of the church compound that Christian leaders allege was bombed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa published a letter last week alleging two Christian women were shot, and a convent was bombed by the IDF on Saturday at…

Aydin Coban, a Dutch man convicted of charges related to the online extortion and harassment of Canadian teen Amanda Todd, has had his sentence reduced from 13 years to six.Todd’s suicide in 2012 drew attention to cyberbullying, as she posted a video on YouTube detailing her harassment by a stranger.In…

The leader of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels is now warning that “any American targeting of our country will be targeted by us” as the U.S. is leading a multinational effort to protect commercial ships from being attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. The fiery rhetoric from Abdel-Malek al-Houthi comes…

A shooting at Charles University in the Czech Republic’s capital of Prague on Thursday has left at least 15 people dead and around two dozen injured, officials say.Police said during a press conference that the suspect in the mass killing, who is dead, was a student at the university and…

Argentine President Javier Milei put into motion a sweeping decree of economic reforms that includes deregulations and an end to limits on exports as he begins to combat the country’s severe economic crisis.”This is only the first step,” the self-described anarcho-capitalist whose sensational rhetoric drew comparisons to former U.S. President…

Turkey’s central bank hiked its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points on Thursday as part of its efforts to combat high inflation that has left many households struggling to afford rent and essential items.The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee raised its benchmark rate to 42.5%, delivering its seventh interest rate…